Writing and Difference (Routledge Classics (Paperback))
by Jacques Derrida
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Read in November, 2006
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The structural nature of Western thought. He says:
“the concept of structure and even the word “structure” it self are as old as the episteme that is to say as old as western science and western philosophy and their roots thrust deep into the soil of ordinary language, into whose deepest recesses the episteme plunges in order to gather them up and to make them part of itself in a metaphorical displacement. Nevertheless, up to event which I wish to mark out and define, structure-or rat...more
“the concept of structure and even the word “structure” it self are as old as the episteme that is to say as old as western science and western philosophy and their roots thrust deep into the soil of ordinary language, into whose deepest recesses the episteme plunges in order to gather them up and to make them part of itself in a metaphorical displacement. Nevertheless, up to event which I wish to mark out and define, structure-or rat...more
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Read in April, 2008
Okay...just finished it last night.
First of all. if you are not a fan- do not read this book. haha.
Secondly, if you're still not really sure what linguistic deconstruction is all about, the first half of this book would be a good introduction to Derrida's philosophy.
Thirdly, this book is awesome! While it is not as in depth as some of his other works, it is still a refreshing read if you're interested in deconstruction.
First of all. if you are not a fan- do not read this book. haha.
Secondly, if you're still not really sure what linguistic deconstruction is all about, the first half of this book would be a good introduction to Derrida's philosophy.
Thirdly, this book is awesome! While it is not as in depth as some of his other works, it is still a refreshing read if you're interested in deconstruction.
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Read in December, 2007
Argh this is giving me a headache. I may not make it. I have a feeling Derrida works a lot better if you already have a solid grounding in structuralism (this is post-structuralism) or in any eighteenth to twentieth century philosophy first. I don't, really, or not enough.
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Read in October, 2003
Okay... I LOVE deconstruction and difference, but this book made me feel like a blathering idiot. I've attempted it 3 times and I fear that I am just not a good enough reader to follow it. I'm really glad other people have read Derrida and can tell me what he said.
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Read in January, 2003
I had a class that Derrida guest lectured at right before he passed away. He was still thinking. That should have been his epitaph.
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I'm fairly certain I don't understand and damn thing in this book, but it changed the way I view literature.
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playful and insightful. reading this was like taking a blindfolded journey
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Violence and Metaphysics is one of my favorite philosophical treatises.
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